Aug 30, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways
30 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region and Friends of Grasslands is calling on the Federal Government to withdraw Defence Housing Australia’s proposed urban development over nationally significant and critically endangered Natural Temperate Grasslands in...
Aug 16, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
12 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region is warning new apartment buyers in Canberra to check if their new home purchase will be connected to the gas network for hot water or cooking, after finding out that many multi-unit developments are still building...
Aug 5, 2022 | Latest News, Nature and waterways
Australia’s environment is deteriorating and Canberra – the ‘bush capital’ – is no exception. The Bogong moths that once visited our city twice a year in their millions, are a memory – we’re lucky to see a couple each season; the beloved Gang-gang...
Aug 4, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
Thursday 4th August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed the ACT Government’s commitment to phase out fossil gas, and transition to an all-electric city on their pathway to zero net emissions by 2045. The ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia...
Aug 1, 2022 | Latest News, Urban planning
Late last month, the Federal Government released the long-awaited national State of Environment Report, exposing the stark reality that the majority of Australia’s natural environment is in a “poor” condition. Habitat destruction, mining, climate change, and invasive...
Jul 25, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Transport
There was great hype last week as the ACT Government launched its new Zero Emissions Vehicle strategy, making headlines all around the country that it would ‘ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035’. The resulting public debate has no...
